ATEX inspection of process equipment
ATEX equipment inspection
The first step to production safety in the event of a dust explosion
Checking process equipment for compliance with current explosion protection standards allows you to assess the risks and understand all the possible consequences of an explosion for process equipment, production premises and personnel.
Review
Process equipment that does not meet current standards poses a significant risk of catastrophic consequences of destruction of equipment, buildings and injury to personnel in an explosion.
To ensure safety, equipment operated with potentially explosive material must be equipped with special explosion protection equipment:
- Venting panel for explosion pressure relief
- Falameles explosion venting for safe release of explosion pressure
- Explosion isolation systems with check valves, slide gates and active HRD systems
- Active explosion suppression systems
- Understanding the need for equipment modernization
- Understanding real risks
Stages of ATEX inspection of process equipment
Determination of explosion hazard characteristics of materials
Determining the explosion hazard characteristics of materials stored or processed in a facility is the first step in creating Explosion Protection Documentation.
Based on these parameters, the necessary requirements for the degrees of protection of electrical equipment are determined and calculations of explosion protection systems are performed.
We will determine the explosion hazard parameters of your product in an accredited testing laboratory: MIE, MIT, LEL, UEL, Pmax, Kst, BZ and other key parameters.
Hazardous area classification
Identification and classification of hazardous areas without exceeding can be called an important part of explosion protection documentation.
It is in this section that the presence of controlled explosive zones is determined, their classification is carried out according to current standards (21/20/22) and the level of cleanliness in production is measured. According to the classified zones, electrical components are checked and the presence of effective ignition sources in these zones is carried out.
Checking process equipment
- Venting panel for explosion pressure relief
- Flame filters for safe release of explosion pressure
- Explosion isolation check valves
- Active explosion suppression systems
Necessary technical measures
The introduction of technical measures is an integral part of the safety of the technological process when carrying out production in accordance with safety standards.
During an audit, we perform a comprehensive assessment of the equipment and indicate the explosion protection systems required to install (explosion pressure relief, explosion isolation, explosion suppression, flame filtration) to make your technology safe in the event of an explosion.
Additional Documentation
Explosion Risk and Consequence Reduction Standards
- Dust Explosion Risk Reduction Standard
- Checklist for preventing fire and dust explosion
- Forms of further self-monitoring of workplace safety
- Potentially Explosive Dust Accumulation Analysis Form
- Regulatory documentation for explosion protection
- Guide to explosion protection of electrical equipment
- Guidelines for explosion protection of process equipment
- Training materials for staff
β’ EN 14491:2017 Protective ventilated systems against dust explosions
β’ EN 15089:2017 Explosion proof systems
β’ EN 16009:2017 Device for flameless explosion pressure relief
β’ EN 16447-2017 Explosion-proof check valves
β’ EN 14373-2017 Explosion suppression systems
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